Covering for cricket type chairs



Aug 7, 1951 E. M. YERBY 2,563,203

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COVERING FOR CRICKET TYPE CHAIRS y Filed Deo. 25, 1948 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Hmm Patented Aug. 7, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE-f COVERING FOR CRICKET TYPE CHAIRS Elfreda M. Yerby, Blossburgh, Ala.

Application December 23, 1948, Serial No. 66,879 e 4 Claims. 1

This invention relates to chair covering with cloth, and especially for the type of chairs gener'- ally known in the furniture trade as cricket chairs.

The main object of the invention is to provide attachable covering for chairs that when mounted upon the chairs will have the appearance of being permanently attached upholstery. Another object is to provide such covering that Will be easy to attach and to remove for cleaning. At the present time when the upholstery on such chairs becomes soiled from use' it is Avery dicult to satisfactorily clean same. `Also When the permanent type becomes Worn the'cost of replacement is considerable. With the present invention the 'cloth covering may be easily removed'for cleaning, or entirely replaced with newv covering When neces.- sary. Also by means of the present invention different colored sets of covering may be used to suit special occasions. .f

Other objects and advantages will appear from the drawings and description'.

By referring generally to the drawings, part of this application, it will .be observed that Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a cricket type chair with covering according to the present invention thereon; Fig. 2 is a side view of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a View on line 3-3 of Fig. 2 with part of the seat cushion and cover broken away; Fig. 4 is a plan view of the covering for use over the main supporting bottom of the chair; Fig. 5 is a plan View of a modified form of the covering for use over the main supporting bottom of the chair; Fig. 6 is a top view of Fig. 7, also showing one side portion in broken lines; Fig. '7 is a front elevational view of the back and sides integral with the back; Fig. 8 is a side view of the covering for the cushion of the chair; and Fig. 9 is a plan view of the cushion covering.

Similar reference numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings in detail it will be seen that the attachable covering assembly comprises a main member made of suitable upholster cloth having a bottom portion I with a depending ruffled skirt portion 2. The type shown in Figs. 3 and 4 is provided with holes 3 to accommodate the arms and back upward extensions 4, 5, 6, 1, 8 and 9 of the chair frame. Slits Ill in the cloth extend from the said holes to a main center hole I I in the cloth. The slits are provided With snap-on type buttons or fasteners I2 to hold the covering in place when on the chair main bottom I3. The skirt portion is separated at I4 in order for the covering .69 be mounted upon the main bottom of thechair. `The modied bottom covering as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 5 is-provided with a bottom portion I5 with a depending skirt portion similar to theother skirt portion but bei ing divided or cut at I6, I1, I8, I9, 20 and 2| and having combined holes and slits 22 for looping around the upright extensions of the chair. The open places inthe skirt are provided with snap-on type button'sIZ to thus hold the openings in closed condition 'if desired. 'I'heA back and sides covering is made double with back cloth'23 and front cloth 24 with a suitable opening:l in either side edge for inserting cushion 25, 26, 2l. `Tabs 28 and 29 are provided for fastening the assembled back and sides to the top ends of the upright members of the chair. A cushion cover 30 is provided for insertinga cushion 3| therein for use over the bottom covers I and I5. The back, sides and seatcushion covers are provided with small round holes- 32 finished similar to button holes to accommodate upholstery-type buttons 33 that are retained by strings passed through the covers and cushions in order to have the covering cloth appear as regular upholstery permanently attached. The various slits or openings are provided with regular snap-on type fasteners or buttons I2 or they may be temporarily sewed together if preferred.

From the foregoing it will appear that the type of seat covering with the hole in the center of its bottom portion may be mounted by rst looping it around the chair bottom and inserting the chair members into the small holes and then fastening the buttons of the slits. The other type is rst placed upon the chair bottom and extended outwardly to place the chair members in the holes with the skirt in its depending position and then closing and fastening the openings in the skirt as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The covers may be made of any material suitable for the purpose but I prefer to use the kind of cloth generally used for upholstering such chairs. Also the covers may be made in .different sizes for various sizes and shapes of chairs ofthe cricket type or other kinds of chairs. Various kinds of fastening means may be used to close the slits and the openings in the skirt portion, and also the back assembly and cushion cover.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, I do not wish to limit same to the exact and precise details of structure, but reserve the right to make all modifications and changes so long as they remain 3 within the spirit and scope of the invention and the following claims.

Having described my invention I claim:

1. A chair cover of the class described comprising, a piece of cloth of a size adapted to t over the seat of an average size chair, a depending ruflled piece of cloth as a skirt attached to and surrounding the edge of the said seat piece, the outer edge portion of the said seat piece having a plurality ofk holes therein adapted to encircle upright portions of a chair, the center portion of the seat piece having a larger hole therein, slits in the seat piece leading from within said larger hole to Within each of the said edge portion holes, a slit in the skirt portion leading from the outer edge of the skirt portion to within on'e ofsaid edge portion holes, fastening means attached. in the edges of each slit adapted to hold the opposing edges of the slit attached to each other.

2. A chair cover of thelcharacter described accordingto' claim l, further characterizedby being of'asize and shape-tent uponla cricketftype chair seat with'the upright members of the chair. frame through-the holes'in the outer edge portion of: the seat cover.

3. AA chair seat cover of the character described comprising, a piecefofi cloth of a size to fit over the seat of an average size chair, a depending ruilled piece of cloth asa skirt attached to' and surrounding the edge of said. seat piece, the outer edge portion of theA saidpiece having a plurality of holes therein, a slit leading from' withineachof said holes to the outer edge of the skir.t,.fasten ing means in the edges of each slit in the skirt portion, said'means adapted to hold said slits in closed-condition.

4. A cricket-type chair-cover assembly comprising' a piece of cloth of a size to t upon and over thetseat' of an average size chair, a piece of ruled cloth4 attached to and depending from the surrounding edge of said seat piece, the outer edge portion of said seat piece having a plurality of holes therein, the center portion of the seat piece having a hole therein, slits in the seat piece leading from within the said center hole to within each of the said edge portion holes, a slit in the skirt depending portion leading from the edge of the skirt portion to one of the said edge portion holes in the seat piece, fastening means attached in the-edges of each said slit and being adapted to hold the opposing edges of ay slit' in closed condition; a cloth cover for the back of a chair, said back cover consisting of two layers of cloth with three edges thereof. sewed together and one edge open, fastening means in the open edge, a cushion of a size-to lit within said double cloth back cover, saidcover and cushion having a plurality of small holes therethrough, attachable buttons mounted over-each of the holes in one piece of the cover; a double seat cover of a size to fit over the said seat cover, said double-seat cover being closed on threefof its edges and open on oneedge thereof, fastening means in the open edge, a cushion of a size to lt Within the said double seat cover, said double seat lcover and. cushion4 having a plurality of holes therethrough and detachable buttons mounted' over each of the holesin the upper piece of cloth of the seat cover; tabs attached to the top of the said back portion cover.

lELFREDA M. YERBY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

Krasnov et al, June 9, 1942 

